VoiceThread
Topic:
Book Talk over Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Theoretical foundation: Constructivism

Objectives:
The student will create a VoiceThread account.
The student will give a brief book talk over Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in VoiceThread.
The student will upload pictures that represent major parts of the storyline.
The student will add a caption for each picture.

Audience:
The intended audience of this assignment is a 5th grade special education English class.

Instructional Design:
This assignment will be completed using VoiceThread. I will provide the students with an example book talk to show them what is expected of them. They will be given instructions to create an account on VoiceThread, upload at least 5 pictures, and give a caption for each of those five pictures.

Evaluation Strategy:
The student will be evaluated on 4 things:
  • Their ability to create an account on VoiceThread (5 points)
  • The overall book talk (20 points)
  • Uploading at least 5 pictures (15 points, 3 pts each)
  • At least one caption per picture (10 points, 2 pts each)
50 points overall

VoiceThread

Give a brief description of the work.
This project was created to teach the students how to use StoryTelling via Voicethread.com.

What learning theory did you base your design on?
This project was based on the constructivism learning theory.

Describe one teaching strategy or strategies you would use this material in classroom?
I would use this project to teach the students how to use StoryTelling via VoiceThread.com.

How will what you learned creating this work help you in the future?
The information I gained from creating this project will help me create similar projects in the future to help my studnets better understand the concept we are studying.